No. 21-6635

Larry Alonzo Gibbs, Jr. v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: confrontation-clause constitutional-rights criminal-procedure cross-examination due-process hearsay hearsay-evidence relevance reliability witness-testimony
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the State of Florida violate a defendant's right to confront witnesses when they allow the State to introduce evidence that a minor suffered from genital herpes because the evidence was irrelevant, the test administered to the minor was not reliable, and the evidence was hearsay?

Does the State of Florida violate a defendant's rights to cross-examine a witness and fully present his defense?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the State of Florida violate a defendant's right to confront witnesses when they allow the State to introduce evidence that a minor vt suffered from genital herpes because the evidence was irrelevant, the ae test administered to the minor was not reliable, and the evidence was hearsay?

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-11-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 18, 2022)

Attorneys

Larry Alonzo Gibbs
Larry Alonzo Gibbs Jr. — Petitioner